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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

(NEW YORK) Barack Obama recruits Sarah Jessica Parker to arts panel [Telegraph UK]
Anna Wintour, SJP, Kerry Washington and more to serve as members of Obama's Committee on Arts and the Humanities

Escada Continued [Vogue UK]
Sven Ley, son of Escada founder Wolfgang Ley, will bid on the financially unstable house

Tom Ford's bout with depression [Page Six]
Words of wisdom from Mr. Ford: "Just because I've become spiritual doesn't mean I can't love crocodile"

Where the Bad '80s Has a Niche [NY Times]
"Tom Binns is good absurdist fun; a macho, roguish approach to jewelry, with a nice appreciation for the birds (both female and stuffed) and a deliberate resurrection of '80s punk-rock misanthropy"

How Tough Times Yield Model Children [WSJ]
When the economy is down, people look to bank on their cute kids; one agency has seen a 50% increase in applicants in the past three years